University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH

DC/25/142131Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 23 September 2026

5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

The upgrading of the existing substation C, which serves the AOO block, the installation of a new twin transformer substation and timber fencing enclosure and access stairs, serving two new low-voltage (LV) switchboards, a high-level gantry will carry the cables between the substation to the existing building, together with a new partition within the existing plant ground floor room and door opening formed through the existing louvres and all associated works at University Hospital, Lewisham High Street, SE13.

Received: 14 November 2025
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Rushey Green

ReceivedReceived14 Nov
ValidatedValidated23 Dec
Consult.Consultation17 Feb
TargetTarget Date17 Feb
DecidedDecided23 Sep

Decided in 274 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM, LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6LH. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 313 days, 37 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Rushey Green. We hold 980 applications in total for the SE13 postcode area.

85% of full applications at London Borough of Lewisham were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SE13 6LH
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 5 January 2026
Last date for comments: 17 February 2026
Target decision date: 17 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Kendall Kingscott
Agent address: 3GP Centre, Yeoman Road, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH243FF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14377566
Comments: 0
Documents: 11
Constraints: 12

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: St MarysPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Lewisham HospitalOn or next to this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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